Specifications table
| Subject area | Animal Science and Zoology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (General) |
| More specific subject area | Poultry metabolism and nutrition; Feed additives; Natural Products; Healthy table eggs; Fatty acids profile |
| Type of data | Tables |
| How data was acquired | Thymol concentration was assessed using head-space solid phase microextraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS in a Perkin Elmer Clarus® 600). Fatty acid methyl esters were analyzed by gas chromatography mass-spectrometry (GC-MS in a Perkin Elmer Clarus® 600). Body weight and feed intake were assessed using a balance (OHAUS Scout-Pro® SP601), egg physical characteristics with an analytical balance (OHAUS Adventurer® AR2140 and a digital caliper) and general welfare quality with a procedure adapted Welfare Quality consortium protocol. Histopathological alterations were recorded with a light microscope (Olympus X-785) coupled to a digital camera (Moticam Camera 2300, 3 Megapixels). |
| Data format | Raw and processed data |
| Experimental factors | Husbandry under standard laboratory protocol for quail |
| Experimental features | A bi-factorial design combining the effects of the diet supplied (five levels) and time of sampling (five levels) was established for the variables studied: >Five experimental diets (two controls: the basal diet and the basal diet with vehicle solution; and three thymol doses: 2, 4 and 6.25 g/kg of feed, respectively). >Five times of sampling (one initial sample point; three sample points along the supplementation period and one at the end of the post-supplementation period). |
| Data source location | Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT), Córdoba, Argentina. |
| Data accessibility | Data are presented in excel format file and stored in the public repository figshare: DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7589066.v1 |
| Related research article | M.E. Fernandez, R.H. Marin, A. Luna, M.P. Zunino, M.C. Labaque, Thymol feed supplementation in quail alters the percentages of nutritionally relevant egg yolk fatty acids: effects throughout incubation, J. Sci. Food Agric. 97 (2017) 5233–40. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8407 |